Courtesy of Simon Yeung Simon Yeung spent the last six months traveling the world to photograph abandoned places. These pictures provide glimpses into locations people don’t usually get to see. His photographs have garnered over 14,000 followers on Instagram. Abandoned places are eerie and enticing, but many of us wouldn’t venture in to see […]
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17 historical photos that show how the wealthy once traveled on ships just like the Titanic
The Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912 — killing over 1,500 people and becoming one of the most famous maritime disasters in history. But the Titanic was just one of countless passenger liners that dotted the seas and dominated the travel industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These […]
We traveled to one of the cities that’s a finalist for Amazon’s HQ2 — and it’s on everyone’s mind
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Pittsburgh is a finalist for Amazon’s HQ2. Local residents can’t stop talking about the company possibly picking their town as the location of its next headquarters. Competition to land the $ 5 billion project is stiff. PITTSBURGH — Pittsburghers can’t stop talking about Amazon’s HQ2. The city is locked in a heated […]
The Next Great NBA Big Man Took the Road Less Traveled
The NBA’s next unicorn streaks down the court for an easy two-handed dunk. In five seconds, the newest Texas Longhorn flies from defending a pass on the opposite baseline to flushing the ball through his team’s hoop. As the start of conference play propels college hoops into high gear, astute fans are no doubt familiar […]
Apple’s self-driving cars could use routes others have traveled
Apple has been working on some sort of autonomous car for a while now. The system — apparently an add-on to existing vehicles — has been seen in a research paper back in November. More plans appeared in a presentation by Carnegie Mellon professor of AI Ruslan Salakhutdinov this month. Now, according to a patent […]
We traveled the world in 2017 on 8 insane automotive adventures | 'The List'
“The List” hosts Jessi and Patrick spent all of 2017 checking awesome adventures off their automotive bucket list, from re-creating the classic-car enthusiast short film “Rendezvous” to taking part in The Gambler 500 road rally. In total, our hosts checked eight challenges off of their list of “1,001 car things to do before you die,” […]
News wrap: The most traveled country, anti-terror tourism, your dream adventure job and more
Share this article This week, an Israeli company’s foray into anti-terror tourism, the US State Department issues a travel warning for two popular Mexican destinations, and the peculiar case of the blue dogs of Mumbai. Irish officially get around more than any other country Ireland has been named the most traveled nation in the world, […]
Trump just wrapped up his first trip abroad — here’s where past presidents traveled in their first year
Thomson Reuters President Donald Trump just wrapped up his first trip abroad since taking office. Landing first in Saudi Arabia to address fighting terrorism, Trump then traveled to Israel to push for peace with the Palestinians, to Vatican City to meet with the Pope, to Brussels to meet with NATO allies, and ended in Italy to […]
Fuel economy rules would decouple “miles traveled” trend from “gas used” trend
(credit: epSos.de) If federal fuel economy rules aren’t weakened, US drivers could consume 1.2 million fewer barrels of gasoline per day in 2025 than today. That’s the projection of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the energy statistics branch of the US Energy Department. Today, the administration posted some numbers from its “Annual Energy Outlook 2017” […]
Here’s how often Trump has traveled in his first 100 days compared to Obama, Bush, and Clinton
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Presidents do all kinds of travel during their first 100 days, depending on their priorities and agenda. President Donald Trump appears to have taken his “America First” platform to heart. So far in his term, he has yet to travel internationally. By comparison, Presidents Obama, Clinton, and Bush had each visited at least one country at […]